Mark Angeli studied chemistry before falling in love with wine and moving to Anjou in 1989 in search of affordable land to pursue his dream of becoming a vigneron. It was here in the schist soils of Bonnezeaux that he stumbled upon the Ferme de La Sansonnière, and the rest was history. Mark and Sansonnière along with a handful of other growers have subsequently turned this previously sweet wine dominated region into a dry Chenin Blanc paradise, with wines of drive and finesse usually more associated with the great appellations of Burgundy.

While the Vieilles Vignes comes from the legendary 1949 planting, this cuvée comes from a neighbouring parcel planted in 1994. Because the vines are 'only' about 30 years old, you'll often find a distinct citric brightness here, and while It shares the estate’s signature flinty reduction and ginger-spice undertones, it feels leaner and more approachable younger.